2023 small business planning

Preparing your small business for 2023

Preparing your small business for 2023 starts with you!  We expect 2023 will be a year of change, promise, and growth for all of us but it won’t be without challenges. The business landscape has been significantly altered by the COVID pandemic forever and businesses will need to constantly adapt. Businesses that successfully leverage change…

business in perspective

Perspective

Perspective Today my 12 year old gave a beautiful presentation at school assembly on ‘perspective’. I thought how relevant it was to them (as teenagers) and to us (as business owners) and as people (given the current week in world affairs). Sometime we are so caught up in what we are doing on a day-today…

easter and business

Lessons from Rabbits

With all the rabbit paraphernalia about for Easter it got me thinking about some of our favourite rabbit characters and the things we can learn about business from them. Some wisdom from Rabbits: Everyone needs a friend who is all ears.  We can’t always go it alone. Sometimes we need a sounding board, preferably one…

Passionate about business

Dispassionate or Passionate?

I went to a ‘start your own business’ presentation this week – yes as a mystery shopper – but also to meet some people.  (Please note I did openly tell the presenter my purpose and she loved it!) The presentation was great – I love it when you get that reinforcement that what you are…

brainstorming

How to Brainstorm

How to brainstorm I’m often asked how I come up with so many ideas (the great ones are usually for other people!).  I love to bounce off other people and their train of thought, but sometimes you just have to put some attention to a problem or an issue by brainstorming. A brainstorm is a…